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Topic: Keeping the garage floor clean . . .
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HHuggins
Gearhead Posts: 259
From: Laguna Niguel, CA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 12:20 PM
   
Just finished moving into a new (to us) house. The previous owners had the garage floor covered with some kind of tile, and it is CLEAN. My 'stang leaks a little oil and my wife is already giving me the stink eye. I've put some newspapers down temporarily, but is there anything else you guys could recommend for catching the oil and keeping me out of trouble? I think I remember someone once using a litter box with kitty litter.Thanks! HH ------------------
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Laguna Niguel, CA 1970 Mach I
1998 GT Convertible
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 6197
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 12:31 PM
Get a container of some kind that is 3 feet x 3 feet x 41/2 inches high. In the bottom put 2 inches of sand , the next 2 inches should be clumping kitty litter. This will keep your floor clean , your wife happy. As you scoop out the litter , and , you reach the level of sand , that is your indicator that you need more kitty litter. The sand will stay clean  JOHN ------------------
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Dad Vishus
Gearhead Posts: 1064
From: Moscow, Iowa, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 12:50 PM
If you keep your wife outta the garage, as it should be, there isn't a problem, right?  Seriously, a little flat pan with some oil dry in the bottom should take care of it. Oildry and kitty litter are basically the same thing and oildry is probably cheaper. The last bag I bought was about 4 bucks for a 25lb. bag.
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ccode67
Gearhead Posts: 2995
From: douglasville,ga,usa
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 01:28 PM
Depending on the amount it leaks, why not use a large cookie sheet, (don't let your wife catch you swiping it from the kitchen) and wipe it out once a week or so with paper towels and throw them away.------------------
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Cruzer
Gearhead Posts: 278
From: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-09-2002 01:29 PM
It's just marking it's territory. I think Pep Boys at one time had a tray for that. It was something like 2'x 4' & 2" high. That way it would fit the engine & transmission. Check your local parts houses.
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Square Pants
Journeyman Posts: 35
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-09-2002 01:31 PM
When we moved into our house I had a truck that leaked oil and we just used a small section of carpet underneath. It wasn't as messy as kitty litter can be and you won't trip over an oil pan. The carpet I used lasted about 2 years before I had to throw it out, but that would probably depend on how bad your oil leak is.
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1446
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 01:50 PM
Hey Lee,How about we help you try and fix the leak?  Where is it leaking from? I hate leaks  Erik ------------------
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cynot65
Gearhead Posts: 1201
From: New York
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 10-09-2002 03:11 PM
No one is allowed in my garage. The house is for everyone but the "Cave" is Miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!
Tony C*
Leaks suck though and you should try to find,then fix it.(like you needed me to tell you that
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Square Pants
Journeyman Posts: 35
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-09-2002 04:10 PM
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Originally posted by rockafellz:
Hey Lee,How about we help you try and fix the leak? Where is it leaking from? I hate leaks Erik
Erik, Actually, I long since got rid of the leaky truck and both my cars have no leaks. Thanks much for the offer of help though... This board is awesome! My post was to offer an idea to HHuggins that may keep his wife from giving him the "stink eye" until he gets his leak fixed.
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73 Convertible, 351C-2V, FMX, Headers and Dual Exhaust
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bgseib
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: Tyler, TX, USA
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 10-09-2002 05:08 PM
OK - how about we try to help HHuggins
fix his leak?? I think that would be better than fixing up the floor of the garage... AND just to make the wife happy - you can fix the leak - then put some carpet down under the enging/tranny in case it leaks again... Cause you know - When mom's not happy - nobody's happy... : )
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 25280
From: Buckroe Beach Va MCA#39406 M&M #12 Member Mustang Club of Tidewater
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-09-2002 05:17 PM
The neatest oil mat I have seen was a front door mat laid under the car..cheap..ez However the best is Pig Mats www.newpig.com costly..but..hee-hee I get them by the 100 count bundle..the there's the Elephant mat,300 yards od pure absorant power
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 45869
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-09-2002 05:52 PM
I'd fix the leaks. ------------------
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HHuggins
Gearhead Posts: 259
From: Laguna Niguel, CA
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 10-10-2002 03:19 AM
Okay, maybe I misspoke. It isn't so much a leak as a very, very slow drip from the engine. Not really much, but enough to get my wife annoyed when I pull the car out and there is a little spot of oil on the floor.HH ------------------
_ _____________________ _ Harley D. Huggins II
Laguna Niguel, CA 1970 Mach I
1998 GT Convertible
www.geocities.com/hh_machi/
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ctastang
Gearhead Posts: 1834
From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-10-2002 04:52 AM
Miss Stang has a litter box under her just in case she does any more drooling.Carole ------------------
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65darkhorse
Gearhead Posts: 1126
From: Northern NJ
Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 10-10-2002 05:46 AM
I went even more low-tech - I just used a large cardboard box that I flattened and put under the car. When that was toast, I 'upgraded' to the current spare piece of carpet.
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